Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-09

Henry Richards is herding for Nj
( Eklund while he is gone.
Is it any wonder man thinks there i
something wrong about foot race whe1
a man bets on it and gets left?
Any person desiring q bargain in cattl,
should call on or address G. j. Eklund
Ogallah, Kan. 433-h
j Mr.. Evison has had the east gable o
his house ornamented by having abou
twenty pigeon holes cut therein.
| Owing to the heavy rain of Thursday
last, some of the early corn is badly
blown down, and some of it broken off.
Rev. Walker filed his regular appoint
ment at the Ogallah school house Sunday
afternoon, at P. M. Text-Isaiah Sc.
The Ellis celebration was not as much
through the day as advertised, although
the fire works in the evening were grand
Messrs. M. Knapp, B. Mapes and Ed
Phelps have purchased town lots in
Ogallah, and have broken ont the same
The lightning killed COW for Mr.,
Loftstead. Although cattle are cheap
the loss of good COW is big loss for a
poor man.
The lightning visited Mr.. A. V. Hix-
sons herd of cattle last Saturday, and
took one of his three year-old heifers out
of his way.
| As well as having painted a number of
carriages around Ogallah, Mr. Cludas has
also painted number of Wa-Keeney and
Ellis carriages.
Last Thursdays rain stopped our har-
vesting for some days, and Saturdays
rain to help will delay harvest at least a
week, but we are not grumbling.
Services were held at the Ogallah
school house Sunday morning by Rev.
Knapp. Text-John III and IA. Come
again next Sunday at II o'clock sharp.
Quiet number of farmers around here
are sowing corn this year to try it. IT it
will make as good feed as sowed sorghum,
they think of using it more, as it is easier
to kill out the next year.
At the last writing of the Oozings, the
ground was too dry even for cultivation,
but we have been blessed with two Kan
sas rains this week, and there is more
water than the ground can soak up.
The draws were running the last half
of the week. Although they were high
here, they were not to be compared with
the draws few miles east of here. Two
hours after the rain they were still
swimming.
At the Ogallah school meeting w. s.
Knapp was elected treasurer, as successor
to G. G. Yetter; and as Chas. Chase was
appointed some time ago by the county
superintendent to fill vacancy, he was
elected to fill the remainder of the term.
Why can't the Ellis boys stay at home
when they want to get on a drunk? We
do not want them up here spelling our
nights rest. Now, boys, if another such
a thing occurs, as did occur one night
last week, we will have to expose your
names, and will do it.
s While coming from Hays last Thurs
day, we heard the noise Of the locust
According to the old saying, it is now
six weeks till frost. Although we do not
have much faith in signs, if this is SO we
hope that locust was drowned in the
storm which took place short time after.
Edward Fullmer has sold his claim to
Mr.. Bedding, from Missouri. On his
way out he put in crop of corn in
Washington county, Kansas. He is now
on his claim, but will return to Washing
ton county to dispose of his crop, and
then come to Trego to stay, and will
probably bring one or two more families
with him.
In the last issue of the Republican it
states that "a lightning bug: made it's ap-
pearance in town Tuesday night, and it
is said by several of the old settlers to be
the first seen in this county, We do not
wish to criticise the Republican, but would
like to know where those old settlers
have been keeping themselves for the
last four or five years. Ogallah had adj
vanced to civilization far enough five
years ago to be visited by the lightning
bug. We know this to be fact, and
can prove it, and did not suppose Wa
Keeney was far enough away from us to
make that difference. Wake up, old set
tier!
e. A. MCC.
WILD HORSE NEIGHINGS.
WILD HORSE July e. 1897